ScottRiqui wrote:My hunch is that it would be extremely rare to have two candidates so similar that the adcomms would be deciding between one or the other based on such a minor part of the application.

itachiuchiha wrote:I know that it won't make or break you but say that Person A and Person B had identical GPA's and LSATs.

Say person A finished undergrad in a total of 6 semesters (3 years) because of dual enrollment and AP creditsSay person B finished undergrad in a total of 4-5 years.

Will law schools see a distinction?

I think it would make you stand out IF you have a good GPA. Making straight As while taking 20+ credits a sememster will strengthen an already strong application. If your GPA is mediocre, however, I don't think it will make any difference.

Seems like a silly thing to make a decision off of. Assuming that they both have good GPAs, B probably switched majors, or couldn't register for needed classes at a crucial point, or some other trivial factor. The only thing it would indicate is that A had more direction coming out of high school, but that's a matter for your PS, and not something that's going to tip the scales one way or the other.

I know a girl who spent 9 years in undergrad. Mostly because she completed the requirements for a piano performance degree, but her parents wouldn't let her graduate/would stop paying her rent unless she got a more traditional degree. Anyway, adcoms didn't seem to hold it against her.